Novelty savings bank



Jan. 3, 192s, 1,655,199

Y R.'SIMON ET AL NOVELTY SAVINGS BANK Filed June l. 1926 ATTORNEY Patented Jan. 3, 1928.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

.RICHARD S11ION,OF:SAN .FRAN CISCO/AND DE 'LOS C. BUTTS, 0F OAKLAND, -CALI FORNIA; SAID -BUTTS ASSIGNOR TQ SAID SIMON.

ivo'vaL'rY SAVINGS BANK.

The'invention relates to 'a toyl bank .operated in connection with an alarm clock.

'Anobject of the invention is to provide a savings bankv sof associated .withan alarm clock that the' ringing of thealarn may only sltioppdilpba .the ,depst Qf, 'afoin' in the an. Another object of lthe invention is providefineans, op er'jated by the clock, for restoringthdbperatiyeness' ofthe'. alarm mecl1a-V n ism; after ithas been lrendered inoperative ibythedept)'sit-'of the coin.

flirtl1er object oftheinvention isto' provide a'toy b ank 'with the-fore oing features, in which cin's" may, lif desire ,Q be deposited without affecting the alarm operation.

` The invention possesses 4 other 'objects and features of advalntage, s ome of which, 'with the foregoir 1g,'l will be set forth inthe followingdescriptionof the preferred form of our invention which'is illustrated in the drawings accompanying and forming part'of the specification. e It is Ito be understood that we do not/limit ourselves tothe showing made bythe said drawings and description, as we may adopt variations of the preferred form within the scope of our invention as set forth in the claims.

Referring to Esaid drawings :v

Figure v 1 is a vertical section through a bank involving one 4embodiment of the invention.

Figures 2 and 3 are perspective views of the banlr viewed from the front and rear respectively, 'a portion of the structure being broken away in Figure 3 to show the pivotal mounting of the back plate of the casing.

Figure 4 is a'persp'ective view of a member forming part of the structure.

As illustrated in the embodiment of the invention shown in the drawings, the bank comprises a casing 4 which is arranged to contain the mechanism of the device and the coins deposited therein. Arranged within the casing and suitably supported therein is an alarm clock 6, the face ot which, as here shown, is visible through the front wall of 192e. :serial Np. 112,802. v

theE casing. The casing is provided'with 'a hinged closure vplate 8 `whichforms the'rear wall of the receptacleand is pivoted in the form, and as hereshown, the alarm mecha,-

nism thereof includes a clapper l2 which is caused to vibrate and beat against a bell 13 at the time set for the alarm. Preferably,

however, the usual means vprovided on `the clock for rendering the alarm mechanism inoperative isl dispensed with, or if not dispensed with is at .least made inaccessible from .the exterior of the bank, so that if the time and alarm mechanism are properly wound, the alarm at the time set will ring unrestrained until the alarm actuating means has completely run down. Means, however, are provided whereby a. person may, by depositing a coin in the bank, interrupt the alarm d uring the ringing thereof. In the present embodiment of the invention, such interruption is effected by causing the clapper 12 tobe held from continuing its vibrating movement as soon as the coin is inserted in the bank. Preferably located within the receptacle and detned between plates 16 and 17 is a coin passage 18, the entrance to which from the exterior of the casing is had through an opening 19. The plate 16 is stationary, where as the plate 17 is hinged at its upper end for movement to and from the plate 16', and is provided with side and bottom Hanges 21 in order that a coin, when dropped. through the openingr 19, will be retained in the passage 18 when plate 17 is held against the plate 16, a spring 22 serving to normally hold the plate 17 in such position.

Fixed to the clapper 12 is an extension 23 which protrudes from the side of the clock and is arranged to pass through an opening 24 of the plate 16 into the coin passage 18. Normally` when the clapper, in the course of actuation of the alarm, is caused to vibrate, the ree'end of the extension 23 reciprocates freely in the passage 18. Should, however, an obstruction be placed in the passage in the path of the extension, movement of the latter will be stopped and the ringing of the alarm thus halted. It will be noted from Figure 1, that the form of the passage 18 is such that when a coinis dropped into the passage it will be retained therein in opposed relation to the opening 24 and thus in the direct path of movement of the clapper extension. In this manner, therefore, the simple deposit of the coin in the device will cause the ringing of the alarmto immediately cease.

Means are rovided for automatically releasing the com from the passage and allowing it to pass into the depository or savings com ar'tinent of the bank, after the clock han s have moved beyond the time set for the ringing of the alarm, since the alarm will not then ring again until the hands have again moved to the time set for the ringing ofthe alarm. Furthermore by thus releasing the coin, the alarm mechanism will be ready to ring in accordance with the next sett-ing. Secured to the plate 17 to extend forwardly from the edge of the bottom flange thereof through a properly positioned slot in plate 1,6 and into the clock mechanismis an arm 27 whose free end 28 is arranged to lie in the path vof a projection 29 fixed to a gear 31 suitably1 driven by one of the gears of the clock mechanism. It will now be clear that when the projection trips the arm the plate 17 will be swung backward and the coin will be discharged from the passage, thus permitting the unhampered movement of the clapper extension 23.

Should it be desired to deposit a coin in the bank without interfering with the alarm mechanism, the plate 17 may be withdrawn by means of a knob 32 which is secured to a rod 33 protruding from the back of the plate 17 to extend through a perforation provided in the casing whereby it is accessible from the exterior of the device. As here shown, the rod 33 is arranged to provide a mounting for the spring 22, which spring is of helical form whereby the rod may be disposed therethrough and the spring may be operatively engaged between the plate and casing.

We claim:

1. In a coin depository, a clock associated therewith and provided with alarm means and a mechanically controlled actuating mechanism therefor, a Coin passage to said depository arranged to have a coin trapped therein for rendering said mechanism inoperative. and means to release said coin wherehy Said alarm means may be restored to operative condition.

2. In a coin depository, a clock associated therewith and providing an alarm mechanism including a clappcr, a coin conduit to .said depository including a coin trapping member arranged to receive and hold said coin in a position to mechanically render said dapperinoperative,"and means .operated .by the clockl mechanism for automatically releasing the coin entrapped by said member and thereby restoring the alarm mechanism to operative position.

3. In a novelty savings bank, a receptacle arranged to be locked shut, a clock mounted therein with the winding members thereof arranged for access from without the receptacle and provided with an alarm bell and a clapper therefor, and means operative upon the insertion Tof a coin in the lbanlsr for engaging said clapper to prevent lthe actuation thereof.

4. In a novelty savings bank, a vhousing having a coin depository therein, a clock in A 'said housing having an alarm bell and a clapper therefor, a coin passage in said vhousin;r communicating with said depositoryand including coin trapping means arranged to so engage said clapper as to render the alarm mechanism inoperative when a coin is entrapped thereby. manually operative means to render said trapping means inoperative, and independent automatic means for rendering said trappingr means inoperative.

5. A. novelty bank comprising a housing having a coin depositoryY therein, a clock in said housing having the winding members arranged for access from the exterior of the housing and having an alarm mechanism including a clapper lying within the housing, a coin conduit in said housing leading to said depository from the exterior of the housing and including coin trapping means, means extending from said clapper to within said conduit for engagement with an entrapped coin whereby movement of said clapper will he prevented when a coin is entrapped in the conduit, and means operative hy the clock mechanism for releasing the entrapped coin after the time set for ringing the alarm has passed.

G. In a coin depository. a clock associated therewith and provided with an alarm mechanism automatically operated control means, and means by which a coin may be passed into said depository to render the alarm mechanism inoperative.

7. In a coin depository, a clock associated therewith and provided with alarm means having a solely mechanically controlled actuating mechanism therefor, a coin passage to said depository, and means operative upon the deposit of a coin in said passage for rendering said alarm mechanism inoperative.

8. In a coin depository, a clock associated with the depository and provided with alarm means and mechanically controlled actuating mechanism therefor, means arranged to receive a coin for said depository whereby said mechanism may be rendered inoperative,

and automatic means for to drop into the depository thereby releasing the alarm mechanism.

In testimony whereof, we have hereunto set our hands at Oakland, California, this 3rd day of May, 1926.

RICHARD SIMON. DE LOS C. BUTTS.

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